Maroun Lahham of the Latin Patriarche passes groceries to an Israeli soldier.

Maroun Lahham of the Latin Patriarche passes groceries to an Israeli soldier.

BRYAN CHAN / LAT

Maroun Lahham of the Latin Patriarche passes groceries to an Israeli soldier over a barbed wire barricade outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The groceries were for a family trapped inside the perimeter around the church. The soldier delivered the food to the family down the street.

Maroun Lahham of the Latin Patriarche passes groceries to an Israeli soldier over a barbed wire barricade outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The groceries were for a family trapped inside the perimeter around the church. The soldier delivered the food to the family down the street. (BRYAN CHAN / LAT)

Maroun Lahham of the Latin Patriarche passes groceries to an Israeli soldier over a barbed wire barricade outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The groceries were for a family trapped inside the perimeter around the church. The soldier delivered the food to the family down the street.